Felicia Kentridge

Felicia, Lady Kentridge
Born
Felicia Nahoma Geffen

(1930-08-07)7 August 1930
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Died7 June 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 84)
Maida Vale, London, England, United Kingdom
NationalitySouth African citizenship, British citizenship - dual citizenship
Other namesFelicia, Lady Kentridge
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation(s)Lawyer, anti-apartheid activist and artist
Spouse
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(m. 1952)​
Children4, including William

Felicia, Lady Kentridge (née Geffen; 7 August 1930 – 7 June 2015) was a South African lawyer and anti-apartheid activist who co-founded the South African Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in 1979.[1] The LRC represented black South Africans against the apartheid state and overturned numerous discriminatory laws; Kentridge was involved in some of the Centre's landmark legal cases.[2] Kentridge and her husband, the prominent lawyer Sydney Kentridge, remained involved with the LRC after the end of apartheid, though they moved permanently to England in the 1980s.[2] In her later years, Kentridge took up painting, and her son William Kentridge became a famous artist.[2]

  1. ^ "Rights campaigner Felicia Kentridge dies". Times Live. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Felicia Kentridge obituary". The Guardian. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.